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Why does FLO exist? >> FLO’s Main tasks > FLO's structure > How is the system financed? > FAQ |
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the standards FLO gives credibility to the Fairtrade Labels by providing an independent, transparent and competent certification of social and economic development. The four main aspects for certification are: a) assessing the conformity of produces to the Fairtrade standards, b) assuring that Fairtrade benefits are used for social and economic development, c) auditing FLO-registered traders in order to make sure that the Fairtrade price reaches the producers and d) assuring that the Labels are only used on products coming from Fairtrade-certified producers. To ensure that producer groups comply with Fairtrade standards, FLO works with a network of independent inspectors that regularly visit all producer organisations. To monitor traders’ and retailers’ compliance with Fairtrade conditions, a specially developed trade auditing system checks that every Fairtrade-labelled product sold to a consumer has indeed been produced by a certified producer organisation which has been paid the Fairtrade price. More about > Standards |
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